Trading Operations Engineer
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Compensation
Not disclosed
Flow Traders is looking for an Experienced Trading Operations Engineer to join our fast-paced and dynamic Trading Operations team in Hong Kong. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role within a leading proprietary trading firm that thrives on innovation, ownership, and performance. We foster a culture where smart, driven individuals are empowered to make meaningful contributions from day one.
In this multifaceted role, you will act as an Operations Engineer, taking ownership of the stability, performance, and scalability of our proprietary trading systems and supporting infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with traders, developers, and infrastructure teams to ensure our systems operate at peak efficiency across global markets.
What You Will Do
Respond quickly to any technical issues affecting in-house trading applications
Optimize our infrastructure for business needs
Utilise project- and change-management tools to maintain and configure trading infrastructure
Analyse and enhance exchange connectivity
Investigate latency issues and bottlenecks. Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve latency issues and improve overall system efficiency
Monitor and document trading applications and IT infrastructure
Collaborate with developers to design new and improved in-house applications
What You Will Need to Succeed
3–5 years of hands-on experience in a Trading Operations, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering role within a proprietary trading or high-frequency trading (HFT) environment.
Deep expertise in Unix/Linux systems, with proven ability to manage complex, latency-sensitive production environments.
Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, with additional experience in languages such as Go, Bash, or C++ considered a plus.
Practical understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, multicast, routing, and DNS, with experience performing network packet analysis and investigations to diagnose and resolve low-latency system i